TELEVISION PROGRAM

Science fiction series; adventures across time and space featuring a "madman with a box." Aired on BBC from 1963-1989, and 2005-present.

In the audio-video guide magazine Radio Times, the program's debut on the BBC on 23 November 1963 was listed with this description: "Doctor Who? That is just the point. Nobody knows precisely who he is, this mysterious exile from another world and a distant future whose adventures begin today. But this much is known: he has a ship in which he can travel through space and time ..."

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Douglas Adams	Author	11-Mar-1952	11-May-2001	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Colin Baker	Actor	8-Jun-1943		6th Doctor on Doctor Who
George Baker	Actor	1-Apr-1931	7-Oct-2011	Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Tom Baker	Actor	20-Jan-1934		4th Doctor on Doctor Who
Keith Barron	Actor	8-Aug-1934		David Pearce on Duty Free
John Barrowman	Actor	11-Mar-1967		Capt. Jack Harkness
Brian Blessed	Actor	9-Oct-1937		Prince Vultan of the Hawk Men
Hugh Burden	Actor	3-Apr-1913	17-May-1985	Funeral in Berlin
Peter Capaldi	Actor	14-Apr-1958		12th Doctor on Doctor Who
Noel Clarke	Actor	6-Dec-1975		Mickey Smith on Doctor Who
Pauline Collins	Actor	3-Sep-1940		Shirley Valentine
Adrienne Corri	Actor	13-Nov-1931	13-Mar-2016	A Clockwork Orange
Arthur Darvill	Actor	17-Jun-1982		Rory Williams on Doctor Who
Peter Davison	Actor	13-Apr-1951		5th Doctor on Doctor Who
Delia Derbyshire	Electronic Musician	5-May-1937	3-Jul-2001	Constructed the Doctor Who theme
Christopher Eccleston	Actor	16-Feb-1964		9th Doctor on Doctor Who
Janet Fielding	Actor	9-Sep-1953		Tegan from Doctor Who
Bill Fraser	Actor	5-Jun-1908	5-Sep-1987	Claude Snudge
Karen Gillan	Actor	28-Nov-1987		Amy Pond on Doctor Who
Garrick Hagon	Actor	27-Sep-1939		Gavin Jones in The Adventurer
William Hartnell	Actor	8-Jan-1908	23-Apr-1975	1st Doctor on Doctor Who
John Hurt	Actor	22-Jan-1940		Alien
Louise Jameson	Actor	20-Apr-1951		Leela from Doctor Who
Alex Kingston	Actor	11-Mar-1963		River Song on Doctor Who
Jackie Lane	Actor	10-Jul-1947		Dodo Chaplet in Dr. Who
Bonnie Langford	Actor	22-Jul-1964		Melanie Bush on Doctor Who
Jean Marsh	Actor	1-Jul-1934		Co-Creator, Upstairs, Downstairs
Sylvester McCoy	Actor	20-Aug-1943		7th Doctor on Doctor Who
Paul McGann	Actor	14-Nov-1959		8th Doctor on Doctor Who
Ian McNeice	Actor	2-Oct-1950		Bert Large on Doc Martin
Geoffrey Palmer	Actor	4-Jun-1927		Lionel Hardcastle on As Time Goes By
Jon Pertwee	Actor	07-Jul-1919	20-May-1996	3rd Doctor on Doctor Who
Tim Pigott-Smith	Actor	13-May-1946		The Jewel in the Crown
Billie Piper	Singer	22-Sep-1982		British teen singer, Dr. Who companion
Edwin Richfield	Actor	11-Sep-1921	2-Aug-1990	Interpol Calling
Michael Robbins	Actor	14-Nov-1930	11-Dec-1992	Arthur Rudge on On the Buses
William Russell	Actor	19-Nov-1924		Ian Chesterton on Doctor Who
Catherine Schell	Actor	17-Jul-1944		Maya on Space: 1999
Michael Sheard	Actor	18-Jun-1938	31-Aug-2005	Mr. Bronson on Grange Hill
Barbara Shelley	Actor	15-Aug-1933		Village of the Damned
John Simm	Actor	10-Jul-1970		Life on Mars
Elisabeth Sladen	Actor	1-Feb-1948	19-Apr-2011	Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who
Matt Smith	Actor	28-Oct-1982		11th Doctor on Doctor Who
Nigel Stock	Actor	21-Sep-1919	22-Jun-1986	Dr. Watson in BBC's Sherlock Holmes
Sarah Sutton	Actor	12-Dec-1961		Nyssa from Doctor Who
Mary Tamm	Actor	22-Mar-1950	26-Jul-2012	Romana #1 from Doctor Who
Catherine Tate	Actor	12-May-1968		The Catherine Tate Show
David Tennant	Actor	18-Apr-1971		10th Doctor on Doctor Who
Richard Todd	Actor	11-Jun-1919	3-Dec-2009	The Dam Busters
Patrick Troughton	Actor	25-Mar-1920	28-Mar-1987	2nd Doctor on Doctor Who
Lalla Ward	Actor	28-Jun-1951		Romana #2 from Doctor Who
Matthew Waterhouse	Actor	19-Dec-1961		Adric from Doctor Who
Jack Watling	Actor	13-Jan-1923	22-May-2001	We Dive at Dawn
Maisie Williams	Actor	15-Apr-1997		Arya Stark on Game of Thrones
Penelope Wilton	Actor	3-Jun-1946		Ann on Ever Decreasing Circles

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